The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-24

torceu oy usurper smith. Helpless as they
were they, however. did all they could while
tho hopes of all who believed in fair play
was centered in the Republican House.
Right we'll were these hopes realized until
IN an evil hour, proposition was made by that
branch OF the Legislature to compromise with
the reyolu tionists. who had trampled under foot
every principle Of law that stood in the way of
the accomplishment of their revolutionary
schemes Who shall be elected United States
Senator is an insignificant matter compared
with the humiliation of the fact that Green
smith presided over that convention by the con-
eessions OF the Republicans of the House. We
say now, as we have said all the time, If the
Democrats have a lawful majority in the Lsgis-
iature they should have the benefits derived
from II, and that they ought TO be able to main
tain their rights without resorting TO revolution
airy means to overthrow the will of the people
IT WAS A BLUNDEI.
Lafayette Courier
The Republican members Of the two houses of
and we just take the liberty to tell them so in
plain English Il was the farce of the
season, and there is to our notion no excuse for
the oiunder that the Republicans made when
they consented to the arrangement, and their
constituents will tell them SO the first time they
get cnance at them on election day.
10 think that the Republicans would consent
70 the agreement after the manner in which
smith had treated the Republican Senators. by
ordering them to sit down and stay sit down,
and the way Senator Mcdonald was thrown out,
we cannot say less than that the Republicans
showed the white feather. The Republican
voters OF Indiana elected Colonel Robertson
Lieutenant governor ard he should have taken
MS seat In the first place. We have neither the
time nor temper to discuss the case. If a cor
porai had made anything like as bad a mistake,
MS cneverons would have been removed from
his uniform and he would have been sent back
to the ranks in disgrace.
AN ASPECT OF PoLTRooNERY.
Hendricks County Republican.
Yesterdays compromise the part Of the
hepuoiican members of the joint assembly, was
cowardiy enough in itself, but it took on the
pect of poltroonery when the horse faced
blatherskite, Smith, was permitted to fling in
the faces of the Republican members the beastly
insult that he had only yielded as a matter of
courtesy and that in so doing he waived no
privilege and no right" This brutal boast
placed the Republican members in the position
OF weak towards. They did not even seize upon
smiths taunt as pretext for showing him up
as he appears in the eyes of the people-an inso-
lent usurper and mullet- head. The So
called agreement comedies everything to
Smith, and virtually stultifies the Republican
assumption heretofore maintained most strenu-
ously. that Smith is bullying usurpar, and, as
such. not entitled to any courtesy whatever
Thus the tactics of 1868 have been resorted to
and carried out. and the copperheads are again
On top.
COLONEL ROBERTSON UTTERLY ABANDONED.
Richmond Palladium.
| On Tuesday evening the Republican members
| or the Legislature held caucus and fully deter
mined upon line of action. In pursuance
| OF the programme then agreed upon Colonel
robertson went early to the House on Wednes-
| day. fully determined to assert his rights as
| Lieutenant governor. But to his surprise he
| found the Republican members of both houses
| had capitulated and agreed to recognize Green
Smith as proper person to organize the con-
vention thus repudiating Robertson's right to
do So He found himself utterly abandoned by
his party friends, and the leader of the conspir-
acy against himself and his claims set up in his
| place. Could any lawless body OF Democrats
have done more to defeat and humiIiate him?
A wEAK-KNEED CONCESSION.
| Terre Haute Mail
GOOD party management would have dictated
| to the Republicans to go right on in the way
| they had marked out. making no concessions or
compromises and obeying the strict letter of the
| law. Simply because Democratic judge had
| decided against Colonel Robertson's title was no
sufficient reason for giving up the fight, espe-
clally as the case was appealed to the Supreme
Court, whore it is still pending. The Repuo-
lcans carried the State last November by a gall
liant contest. but it looks though certain weak
kneed men in the Legislature had thrown away
the fruits OF the victory, at least put them in
imminent Jeopardy.
soME INDICATIONS OF DISSENT
LAFAYETTE Call
Slaughtered in the house of our friends
ThsN3eompromises bears the earmarks of one
Smith, of Jennings
The Republican broth in the Legislature has
suffered from the usual complaint of too many
cooks.
The Republican House lowered its sword just
as the State had become confident in its ability
to erappe with the situation.
The Republican House did not give every
thing away by the compromise" II saved the
fright to protest" At the presen. writing this
seems to be all it has left.
SHOWN UNMIsTAKABLE cowARp,cE.
Terre Haute Express.
The Republicans in the Indiana State Senate
| have shown unmistaka able evidence of cowardice
| 1t 1t were not Sunday morning it would give the
Express pleasure to quote the Sentinels remark
concerning the Supreme Court. It is one of the
| instances where it would not be ont of place
These men were elected by Republicans to do
their duty and to every honorable means in
their power to elect Republican to the United
States Senate 1t appears that they think more
of their So day than of the Republican party.
AN OUTRAGEOUS BLUNDER.
Warsaw T ines.
Had every Republican in the State legislature
| stood manfully by his guns and had them all
captured and spiked, it would have been much
better. the Republican voters hereabouts de-
clare; but there is aud cannot be a compromise
with usurpers. The feeling over the situation
was most intense, and there was very general
expression that If the party had not been be-
traved. the leaders had Numbered most out
rageously.
NEED EXPECT NO FORGIVENESS.
frankfort Banner.
The Indianapolis Journal is to be comm ended
on its able and unanswerable arguments upon
the position of the Republican issues at Indian
apols. We need a leader there-need one worse
than al any time in the history of the party. If
the foolish compromise there Wednesday
costs us acknowledgements Robinson, no man
who had any part in that compromise can
expect forgiveness from the party he betrayed.
SUBJECT OF DEROGAToRY COMMENT.
Crawfortsy lie Journal.
The compromise to which the Republicans
agreed is the subject of much derogatory COM
ment from the State press. It was cowardly
surrender of their legal rights which their con-
stituents cannot oYerlnok The news was re-